About

I’m an engineer. By the title of this blog, it should be obvious. But why do I blog? Why does an engineer blog about dividends?

The idea behind this blog has probably been sown in late 2011. But to understand why I’ve started now, you have to know me a bit more.

I’m an engineer. In my line of works, I find solutions for the problems of others. They come to see me with a need and I have to find a proper solution. Often, the people I work for are starting something. Be it something small, or something big, they start something! And I’ve been doing my job for almost 8 years now.

So in the last year or so, I’ve started to have this nagging feeling about starting something, something by myself and for myself. But I didn’t know what to do.

As an avid reader, I read books. Though I’m passionate about investing, I read books about many other subjects. I read books about innovation, about strategy, about management, about design thinking. Some books however began to lay the foundation of this blog. In Rework by Jason Fried, I’ve learn to start by scratching my own itch. In Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk, I’ve learn that blogging was more accessible than I tought. And in The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki, I learned to start, even if the product is not yet perfect.

So in late September 2012, without really knowing in what I was getting, I’ve logged onto a domain name registrar, bought dividendengineering.com, bought a blog hosting package, and started to blog.

I don’t know where this blog will lead me, but at least I’ve started something and that feels good.

So now you know why an engineer blogs about dividends. Now you know I bit more about me.

2 comments

Hi,
Interesting article. can you please provide me your spreadsheet for the above dividend yield v. dividend growth article at Gurufocus.com?
I tried replicating the 3 different scenarios but could not get the same results.
thanks!

Hello from a fellow engineer! From nearby Minnesota, even. I’m dividend growth investing so I can retired early. Out of the 16 Keirsey temperaments(personality types) mine is the most likely to desire early retirement, which I agree with. That’s my reason.
Please keep posting!